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Surgery boosts a teen’s vision and confidence

After living with a strabismus — commonly known as a squint - since birth, 15-year-old Mahek, from the Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh, India, faced both worsening eyesight and stigma from others in her community. Thanks to an eye health screening camp at her school, she received life-changing surgery. “The treatment has boosted my confidence,” she says. Read Mahek’s full story.

Every child deserves to be healthy, loved and accepted. After Mahek was born with strabismus – commonly known as a squint – she faced not only the prospect of worsening eyesight throughout her life, but also stigma from others in her community. “I felt different from other kids my age and wished I had normal… Continue reading Surgery boosts a teen’s vision and confidence

Global leadership, local perspectives 

Dr. Ritu Ghosh, Operation Eyesight’s Global Director, International Programmes, speaks with attendees at the opening of the new eye unit at Kajiado County Referral Hospital, Kenya. 

In spring 2023, Operation Eyesight welcomed Dr. Ritu Ghosh as the newest addition to our leadership team. As Global Director – International Programmes, Dr. Ghosh will play a key role in helping us expand our work to more countries and reach more communities in our countries of work, as well as set up examples of… Continue reading Global leadership, local perspectives 

World Sight Day brings the Gift of Sight to the globe

World Sight Day 2023 focused on the importance of prioritizing eye health at work. During a screening organized by our teams at Nonogpoh Police Station in Meghalaya, India, staff received a free eye health screening.

Each year on World Sight Day, the global eye health community joins hands to encourage everyone, everywhere to love their eyes and make their eye health a priority.   This year, on Oct. 12, our global community brought quality eye health care to more than 108,000 people across South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Canada. Together… Continue reading World Sight Day brings the Gift of Sight to the globe

Surgeries and eyeglasses transformed their lives

At Operation Eyesight, we work to prevent blindness and restore sight in 8 countries, including Ghana. Here, we’ve helped more than 1.5 million people experiencing blindness or severe vision loss by partnering with government hospitals and other NGOs. But help is only possible when families are aware of the services available to them… Single mother… Continue reading Surgeries and eyeglasses transformed their lives